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Danger Scale

The North American Avalanche Danger Scale is a five level scale used to communicate the danger of avalanche to backcountry recreationalists. The danger is a combination of the expected likelihood, size, and distribution of avalanches. It provides a very basic description of the avalanche conditions.

No Rating

Low

Moderate

Considerable

High

Extreme

Fund an Avalanche Specialist

This year, in our quest to take your community supported avalanche center to the next level, we added two avalanche specialists with deep field expertise. And we’re not done–with the help of your contribution, we’ll add one more avalanche specialist for the 2018/19 season.